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20 August 2019
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UNFPA scales up response as fighting escalates in south Yemen

The recent escalation of the conflict in south Yemen has severely affected health facilities leading to massive constraints pregnant and delivering women in accessing reproductive health care... Read more

12 August 2019
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My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25... Read more

30 July 2019
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n Yemen, the maternal mortality rate declined from 365 maternal deaths for 100,000 live births in 2003 to 148 in 2013 but according to UN reports this is estimated to have increased to 385 in 2015 or even higher in recent years.

Twenty-five years ago, a promise made to advance women’s health and rights. Have we delivered?

Read five ways the ICPD Programme of Action set out to change the world for women and girls and what progress has been made so far in Yemen.

23 July 2019
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A new enrollment mechanism to accelerate the response to new displaced persons

UNFPA initiates a new mechanism to enroll newly displaced persons to accelerate the delivery of relief items on the frontlines.

15 July 2019
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Youth innovate to end violence against women and girls

Young people to engage in designing solutions to end violence against women and girls through an Innovation Lab supported by UNFPA.

11 July 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day

Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.   Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more

25 June 2019
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UNFPA up scales its response in Al Dhale'e

UNFPA up scales reproductive health and protection services in Al Dhale'e Governorate where fighting has displaced more than 60,000 people.

28 May 2019
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A nightmare within a nightmare

As Maram's story unravels, the prevalence of different forms of violence often increases in times of crisis, as protection mechanisms break down... Read more

23 May 2019
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Obstetric fistula survivors can seek free-of-charge treatment in one of the UNFPA-supported fistula units in Al-Thawrah Hospital or Al Shabeen Hospital in Sana’a or Al-Sadaka hospital in Aden. ©UNFPA Yemen

#BeWithHer: Ending Obstetric Fistula

Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries. In Yemen, obstetric fistula is rising as the conflict intensifies. UNFPA... Read more

1 May 2019
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Meet the Woman Protecting Women in Yemen

A survivor of child marriage now runs Yemen's first-ever security business for women.

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